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There is no medical therapy for aortic stenosis (AS), and balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) has sub-optimal long-term results.
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Indications for surgical or interventional management in acute type B aortic dissection (ABAD) include malperfusion syndromes, progression of dissection, and aneurysm expansion.
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In this study from 120 hospitals in the Project IMPACT database, the presence of hyperoxia (arterial PO2 300 mm Hg or higher) in the first 24 hours after resuscitation from cardiac arrest was associated with a worse in-hospital mortality than either normoxia or hypoxia.
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Children with H1N1 influenza are more likely to have neurologic complications compared to those with non-N1H1 seasonal influenza.
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In this study, 296 previously healthy eligible adults ages 20-64 with onset of influenza-like symptoms within the previous 48 hours and a positive rapid antigen test were enrolled in a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial conducted at Nagasaki University.
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The genomics of resistance to immunodeficiency virus (GRIV) Cohort was established in France in 1995 to generate a large database for genetic studies to identify host genes associated with rapid progression and long-term non-progression to AIDS.
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Central line-associated infections, particularly bloodstream infections (BSI), remain a huge issue in our technological age.
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In this issue: Tiotropium for uncontrolled asthma, sibutramine pulled from market, incidence and mortality data from WHI, FDA Actions.